Thom Sharp

The third volume moves students toward more advanced playing techniques and literature. This text continues to develop playing skills found in Book 2 and advances the student through more rigorous and...

Funky Sneakers is a hard-rocking D minor Blues that is sure to be a favorite of your string orchestra as well as your audience. The driving bass line and lick-based melody were written by Thom Sharp t...

This is a delightful change of pace! The piano and authentic Latin percussion really make this one work. The string parts have easy to play rhythms that intertwine with each other in a very lightheart...

Dark Moon is a work which lies mostly in the Aeolian mode with hints of Dorian and Phrygian as the work progresses. Starting out rather aggressively, the piece grows in volume and intensity to a clima...

Sufferin' syncopation! Where will it land? Once you get the hang of it, it'll be lots of fun! Really! Merrily We Stroll Along by Thom Sharp is written in 4/4 time but felt in a lazy 2, every section g...

Ride tall in the saddle as you play this delightful cowboy two-beat piece in G major. Feel the gentle trot of your trusty steed as an eighth note "duk-a-Dak-a" rhythm is traded about by all sections b...

Dark Moon is a work which lies mostly in the Aeolian mode with hints of Dorian and Phrygian as the work progresses. Starting out rather aggressively, the piece grows in volume and intensity to a clima...

This volume continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shiftin...

Volume 1 begins with open strings and basic notation, rhythms, and bowing skills. New notes, notation, and bowing skills are added in logical progression, reinforcing both right- and left-hand techniq...

This volume continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shiftin...

Volume 1 begins with open strings and basic notation, rhythms, and bowing skills. New notes, notation, and bowing skills are added in logical progression, reinforcing both right- and left-hand techniq...

This volume continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shiftin...

The third volume moves students toward more advanced playing techniques and literature. This text continues to develop playing skills found in Book 2 and advances the student through more rigorous and...

Volume 1 begins with open strings and basic notation, rhythms, and bowing skills. New notes, notation, and bowing skills are added in logical progression, reinforcing both right- and left-hand techniq...

This volume continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shiftin...

The third volume moves students toward more advanced playing techniques and literature. This text continues to develop playing skills found in Book 2 and advances the student through more rigorous and...

Thom Sharp's creativity shines again in this collection that features hard rock, Latin rock, and even a rock ballad. Players will get a good rhythmic workout with parts written at an advanced intermed...

Chicken Cha Cha for string orchestra delightfully expresses a day in the life of a chicken, including the creative musical description of running in the coop via dissonant eighth notes. All instrument...

The bass and percussion sections lay down the classic bolero groove while the rest of the orchestra takes turns playing the lazy, singing, rolling melody. Enjoy a warm, tropical feeling as the orchest...

This original work is full of lively rhythms conjuring up images of an old-time, turn-of-the-century amusement park. A smattering of chromaticism and quick dynamic changes keep this rondo-like work fu...

This original work is full of lively rhythms conjuring up images of an old-time, turn-of-the-century amusement park. A smattering of chromaticism and quick dynamic changes keep this rondo-like work fu...

This original work is full of lively rhythms conjuring up images of an old-time, turn-of-the-century amusement park. A smattering of chromaticism and quick dynamic changes keep this rondo-like work fu...

A fun and challenging multi-meter work for a mature school orchestra! The waltz stalls and lurches through the melody with rapidly changing time signatures to give a crazy, off-kilter feel to the work...

A fun and challenging multi-meter work for a mature school orchestra! The waltz stalls and lurches through the melody with rapidly changing time signatures to give a crazy, off-kilter feel to the work...

This beautiful lyrical work is easy enough for an advanced middle school orchestra yet sophisticated enough for any high school group. The long flowing melodic shapes and loure bowing give the orchest...